Executive Director

1 week ago

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Victorian Government Full time $290,601 - $419,000 per year
Overview

Work Type: Fixed-term - Full-time

Salary: $290,601 - $419,000

Grade: VPS SES2

Occupation: Leadership and management

Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs

Reference: VG/1883222

An exciting opportunity exists for an outstanding, talented and passionate individuals to join the Social Policy group, DPC as an Executive Director.

Executive Directors in Social Policy are responsible for advising the Secretary, Premier and Cabinet on a broad range of sensitive and complex policy and strategy relating to social policy issues.

Executive Directors play a significant role in developing and maintaining relationships with a wide variety of stakeholders including Minister/s, senior executives, government departments and agencies, and the private sector.

About you

As our ideal candidate you will have:

  • Demonstrated effective people management to support and create the conditions for highly-functioning, productive and engaged teams.
  • Proven experience and demonstrated capacity to identify and address emerging policy issues through high-level conceptual analysis and providing advice to senior stakeholders in a sensitive environment.
  • Demonstrated capacity to lead a range of complex projects through partnerships with people across policy and business areas, functions and departments, including those of a whole-of- government nature, and deliver timely and high-quality outcomes.
  • Proven influencing, negotiation and relationship-management skills in an environment requiring highly developed interpersonal skills, and a proven capacity for highly effective communication with a range of government and non-government stakeholders.
  • Extensive campaign experience, with skills and knowledge across a range of marketing and communication functions, preferably within the public sector.

For more details regarding this position, please see attached position description for the key selection criteria to address in application.

This position is only open to applicants with relevant rights to work in Australia.

How to apply:

Apply before the advertised closing date 11:59pm on Thursday, 25 September 2025. All applications should include:

  • a resume
  • a cover letter which addresses the key selection criteria (within three pages)

Other relevant information

The department is committed to providing and maintaining a working environment which is safe and without risk to the health of its employees and clients and consistent with the department's obligations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (OH&S Act), to support this DPC has a COVID-19 Vaccination policy which strongly recommends all DPC employees be fully vaccinated.

Preferred candidates will be required to complete a Pre-employment Declaration and Consent form. Employment of successful candidates will be subject to a National Police Check.

DPC actively promotes diversity, inclusion and an equal opportunity workplace. We welcome applicants from all diverse backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people with disabilities. All roles at DPC can be worked flexibly, however it may differ from role to role.

Applications close Thursday 25 September 2025 at 11.59pm

Posted

11 September 2025

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